Hotel Vasundhra Palace Rishikesh

... the the basic idea was behind each floor's en-caged holy statue: "Shiva Marriage Party", "Shiva Snake", and so on (like many of the temples in the north this was devoted to Shiva). At the end, he had Teri and I sit down at a table at the foot of a 2-3 foot Shiva Statue. He picked up a small bowl. It was filled with water and from a small spoon, he gave Teri and I each a sip. Then he gave us each some small white sweets to eat (mind you I had no idea what the food was ...

... come up to Rishikesh for long stays to practice yoga or meditation. It is also supposed to be a really good place for white water rafting, but once again, I have come to a place during the wrong season and it is not offered now. I am starting to realize that this is not the ideal time to travel India.

We found a place to stay where we were given a room on the top floor with a really good view of the Ganges and High Bank, which is the area across the ...

... I also welcomed. Lovely all round, and to be honest has probably reached the top of my 'favourite people of the trip' list. A*. Anyway, when the inevitable goodbye happened in Delhi (as they were flying home to Stavanger), I found it to be the hardest yet. There is a chance I may see them again as they'll be at Uni in England soon, but if I don't then I wish them long and happy lives. Great girls. English Prick: He was a competitive little bugger, and if anyone told a funny ...

... etait un Indien incroyable et excellent marie a une Ontarienne (aussi ironique que ca puisse paraitre, ctait plein de canadiens la-dedans) qui vivent tous les 2 avec leur petite fille dans cet ashram, la moitie de lannee, et lautre moitie ils vivent a Ottawa. Il a son doctorat en yoga (oui ca speut) et un sens de lhumour qui change tout pendant ses cours.
Je crosi bien que beaucoup dentre vous ne savent encore pas de quoi je parle vraiment...je peux vous decrire ...

... the 3rd day of the wedding process and there was no ceremony. We waited for a bit until dinner was served when suddenly there was a power outage. Blackouts here happen at least once or twice a day, sometimes for a few minutes, and other times for a few hours. I was surprised that they didn't have a generator but it didn't stop anyone from scrambling to get at the buffet. Just like anywhere else around here, be it a bus station or a wedding apparently, people ...

... so I didn't really talk to anyone. Finally, at the internet cafe I just asked a girl beside me where she was staying and she recommended this ashram at the far end of the road.



I decided to go check it out and it looked really nice from the outside, leafy gardens, people meditating, it was very quiet....and for $3 for a single ...

Hello Everyone, So in the past week we've tried to keep on top of all of our recent travels. We've been from Dharamsala in the Himalayas, to New Delhi, Vrindavan, Agra, and now up to Rishikesh for the past week. Rishikesh is one of India's most interesting cities, and one of the most frequently visited by both foreigners and Indians. Within 300km from the source of the Ganga, the World's holiest river passes through the many villages and Ashrams that make ...

... and don't be confused by the name, while it is a nice hotel, there is no restrictions on what can be called a resort in India. I could call my bedroom the biddy resort and sell admission tickets for a thousand rupies if I wanted. Anyways, the town is exactly how I pictured it, right on the side of a mountain that makes up one side of a valley. There are mountains in all ...

So, so tired...up at 4AM this morning to catch a 6AM flight to Delhi then continuing on to Rishikesh. But it's fine...because we've saved the best destination for last...Rishikesh and the Ananda Spa. You can google it and read it for yourself, but Ananda has been voted as the #1 destination spa for the past three years by Conde Nast along with a bunch of other magazines and awards. It's one of those places that attract celebrities, rock stars and people who ...

... in Delhi and the grandfather had told him if he was ever in Rishakesh to look up this ashram and they would provide lunch for him and whoever he was with. Seeing as we were planning a trip to Rishakesh, Rob decided to call. Turns out they would not only provide lunch but also a place to stay for the night, dinner and breakfast the next morning for a suggested donation of 400 rupees (10 dollars). After deliberating for a full 2 ½ seconds we decided to go for it. The ashram was ...